WIZZO THE WIZARD

Real Name: Wizzo

Class: Parallel Earth (Earth-S) human magic-user

Occupation: Black magician

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Fawcett City, Earth-S, 1950s era

First Appearance: Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett) #139 (December, 1952)

Powers: Wizzo's magic wand could summon a stream of rabbits from his top hat, transform a target into a monster, and create a duplicate of a target using their reflection.

History: (Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett) #139) - Wizzo the Wizard performed for children on a street corner, and when his audience failed to show interest in him pulling a rabbit from his top hat he summoned hundreds of rabbits to leap forth and overrun the streets. Captain Marvel demanded an explanation, and Wizzo was happy to see him, saying he'd pulled the rabbit stunt to attract Marvel's attention. Marvel struggled with the rabbits until he came up with the idea of placing the top hat on his own head, stopping the deluge of bunnies. Wizzo saw Captain Marvel's reflection in a storefront mirror, and used his magic wand to turn the reflection into Niatpac Levram, a magical duplicate of the hero under his thrall. He ordered Levram to cause havoc throughout Fawcett City, and when the real Captain Marvel responded after hearing news reports Levram fought him to a standstill. A punch from Levram knocked off Marvel's top hat, allowing Wizzo and Levram to fly off while Marvel rounded up more bunnies. Captain Marvel trailed the duo to a hidden cave that served as the School for Black Magicians, and transformed into Billy Batson to spy inside. For creating an evil Captain Marvel and causing chaos the master wizards promoted Wizzo from apprentice to master. They spotted Billy, and Levram gagged and tied him up before he could say SHAZAM1 and turn back into Marvel. Wizzo turned Billy into a hideous monster, but Billy's new form had jagged teeth, enabling him to bite through his gag and turn into Marvel. Marvel grabbed Wizzo's staff, allowing him to stop the flood of rabbits and compelling Niatpac Levram to return to the mirrorland from which he came. One punch flattened Wizzo and Marvel took him and the other black magicians to the police.

Comments: Created by Otto Binder & C.C. Beck.